OK, here is the lines: Installation finished. No error reported. This is the content of the device map /boot/grub/device.map. Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect, fix it and re-run the script 'grub-install'. # this device map was generated by anaconda (fd0) /dev/fd0 (hd0) /dev/hda I have no idea if this right or wrong, so I try to reboot the system, same thing, here is the last 3 lines on the screen after a few minutes: Verifying DMI Pool Data .............. Boot from CD : DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER Any ideas, please? Thanks a lot, Roger ---- Original Message ---- From: paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Install completed but boot failure Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:28:36 +0000 >On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 21:54 -0800, Roger Lin wrote: >> Please let me know if there is any workaround or I should try a >> different Linux. I downloaded the Fedora core 3 DVD iso file, >burned >> to DVD, it checked out fine, install on a AMC Sempron 2400+ with >ECS >> KT600-A MB, WD 80 GB IDE drive. The installation completed >> successfully, then click the restart button, it try to boot for >> several minutes then failed with the following message: >> >> BOOT FAILURE, ENTER SYSTEM DISK PRESS ENTER. >> >> I have tried twice, 1st manually partitioned the drive on the brand >> new hard drive. The second time, I deleted all the partition and >used >> auto partition option. Both time failed with the same error. >> >> I installed Windows XP on a seperate drive, all went fine. Running >as >> smooth as it can be. >> >> Any ideas? Was the problem related to the processor or the hard >> drive? It's a plain new WD IDE drive with 8 mb cache, can't believe >> that can be a problem... > >Which bootloader option did you select during the installation? Grub >on >Master Boot Record? > >Try booting from the DVD again and enter "linux rescue" at the boot >prompt. You should eventually be able to get to a shell prompt where >you >can enter: > ># chroot /mnt/sysimage ># grub-install /dev/hda > >That'll have another go at installing grub on your Master Boot >Record. > >> I would like to try Fedora Core 2, see if that can install on the >> same box, but can't find the link to download it. Is it still >> available? > >Yes, but that would be a step backwards so I wouldn't do it. > >Paul. >-- >Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >-- >fedora-list mailing list >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
